The Trinidad City Council voted 3-2, opting not to participate in the feasibility study from the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District.

Councilmember Tom Davies made the motion not to pursue the pipeline option, earning support from Councilmember Jack West and Mayor Steve Ladwig while Councilmembers Richard Clompus and Dave Grover voted in favor of the pipeline study, according to Ted Pease, a member of the Humboldt Alliance for Responsible Planning (HARP).